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Aleksei Oleinik vs. Walt Harris, Raquel Pennington vs. Irene Aldana among new UFC on ESPN 4 bookings

The UFC has confirmed a slew of new fights for its return to Texas this summer, including notable fights in the heavyweight and women’s bantamweight divisions.

A heavyweight fight between Aleksei Oleinik (57-12-1 MMA, 6-3 UFC) and Walt Harris (12-7 MMA, 5-6 UFC), which was originally scheduled for May, will take place on the UFC on ESPN 4 card, as well a matchup between 135-pound contenders Raquel Pennington (9-7 MMA, 6-4 UFC) and Irene Aldana (10-4 MMA, 3-2 UFC).

UFC officials confirmed those matchups and more with ExpressNews.com.

UFC on ESPN 4 takes place July 20 in San Antonio. The card airs on ESPN following early prelims expected to stream on ESPN+

Also set for the card is a featherweight fight between Alex Caceres (14-12 MMA, 9-10 UFC) and Steven Peterson (17-8 MMA, 1-2 UFC), a pair of bantamweight bouts with Mario Bautista (6-1 MMA, 0-1 UFC) vs. Jin Soo Son (9-3 MMA, 0-1 UFC) and Domingo Pilarte (8-1 MMA, 0-0 UFC) vs. Felipe Colares (8-1 MMA, 0-1 UFC) and a light heavyweight pairing of Sam Alvey (33-12 MMA, 10-7 UFC) vs. Klidson Abreu (14-3 MMA, 0-1 UFC).

With the additions, the latest UFC on ESPN 4 lineup now includes:

  • Liz Carmouche vs. Roxanne Modafferi
  • Walt Harris vs. Aleksei Oleinik
  • Irene Aldana vs. Raquel Pennington
  • Alex Caceres vs Steven Peterson
  • Klidson Abreu vs. Sam Alvey
  • Felipe Colares vs. Domingo Pilarte
  • Mario Bautista vs. Jin Soo Son

For more on UFC on ESPN 4, check out the UFC Rumors section of the site.

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Brazil has always been known to be a passionate and fiery crowd when it comes to MMA, and some even think the fans there are wild enough to give their home fighters an edge over their foreign rivals. From throwing things to the famed ‘Uh, Vai Morrer!’ – “You’re...

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